On Syria’s West Coast, Signs of a Massacre

7/30/2013 6:05PM

In early May in the city of Baniyas and the nearby village of Bayda, residents say an estimated 300 people were killed during attacks by Assad regime-aligned forces. WSJ’s Sam Dagher reports. Via #WorldStream.

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